13results about "Mobile data collection device" patented technology

To provide systems and methods for continuous monitoring of analyte values.SOLUTION: A method for wireless data communication between an analyte sensor system and a mobile device comprises: storing identification information associated with a transceiver of the analyte sensor system, the identification information entered by a user of the mobile device via a custom application running on the mobile device; causing the custom application to enter a background mode; searching for advertisement signals; receiving an advertisement signal from the transceiver; authenticating the transceiver; prompting the user to bring the custom application to a foreground mode; causing the custom application to request a confirmation from the user that a data connection with the transceiver is desired; receiving the confirmation from the user; and completing the data connection with the transceiver.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for remote monitoring. In some example implementations, there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, at a remote monitor, a notification message representative of an event detected, by a server, from analyte sensor data obtained from a receiver monitoring an analyte state of a host; presenting, at the remote monitor, the notification message to activate the remote monitor, wherein the remote monitor is configured by the server to receive the notification message to augment the receiver monitoring of the analyte state of the host; accessing, by the remote monitor, the server, in response to the presenting of the notification message; and receiving, in response to the accessing, information including at least the analyte sensor data. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed.

The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent water meter reading, and discloses a water supply meter reading system and method suitable for a weak network environment. The method comprises the steps of obtaining original readings of multiple water meters and generating dynamic feature vectors; a corresponding water meter network connection diagram is extracted, a spatial incidence matrix is constructed, a reading propagation path under a weak network is simulated and deduced, and a network propagation simulation result is obtained; path loss analysis is conducted on the simulation result, the signal estimation intensity of each water meter node is determined, the nodes lower than a preset threshold value are clustered into a node set to be subjected to collaborative meter reading, and a collaborative meter reading scheduling strategy of time-sharing awakening and relay transmission is formulated for the node set; and executing the strategy, awakening a specified node to collect data, transmitting and converging through a preset relay path, performing consistency verification and fusion processing at a convergence node, and outputting a water supply meter reading result optimized by the weak network environment. According to the invention, the integrity and reliability of meter reading data in a complex weak network environment can be improved.

Systems and methods are provided for continuously monitoring analyte values received from an analyte sensor system. A method for wireless data communication between an analyte sensor system and a mobile device involves storing identification information associated with a transceiver of the analyte sensor system, the identification information being entered by a user of the mobile device via a custom application running on the mobile device; causing the custom application to enter a background mode; searching for an advertisement signal; receiving an advertisement signal from the transceiver; authenticating the transceiver based on the identification information; prompting the user to bring the custom application to a foreground mode; causing the custom application to request confirmation from the user that a data connection with the transceiver is desired; receiving the confirmation from the user; and completing the data connection with the transceiver.

Device for monitoring installations (14) comprising the following: Sensors (26) arranged on the systems (14) to generate sensor signals according to the characteristics of the systems (14); Control electronics connected to the sensors (26) for receiving and analyzing sensor signals and for sending information and commands; a mobile device for communicating with the control electronics and sensors (26); where the mobile device has an input and is configured and programmed to: a. Receiving location data from the input, wherein the location data corresponds to sensor identity, plant identity and sensor signals, b. Transmitting location data to the electronics (16), and c. Generating and transmitting mobile control signals to the control electronics based on user inputs made through the input of the mobile device (32); the control electronics are configured and programmed as follows: a. with plant data corresponding to the identities and locations of the sensors (26), identities of the plants (14), acceptable states of the plants (14) and abnormal states of the plants (14), b. to analyze the sensor signals and determine the condition of the systems (14) based on the system data, c. to send (1) commands and / or (2) information when a detected condition of a plant (14) is an abnormal condition, d. to receive and analyze location data and mobile control signals, e. to modify the (1) sending of commands and / or (2) analysis of sensor signals based on one or more of the location data and mobile control signals, wherein the mobile device and the control electronics are programmed to perform a linearization function by: Identifying multiple sensors (26) and storing the identities of the sensors (26) in the mobile device to generate a sensor identification for each identified sensor (26); Receiving and storing multiple sensor parameter values ​​and timestamps in the mobile device, where each sensor parameter value is associated with a sensor identification and a timestamp; Storing multiple sensor identifications in the control electronics; Receiving and storing multiple sensor signal values ​​and timestamps in the control electronics, wherein each of the sensor signal values ​​is associated with a timestamp and a sensor identification, Sending linearization data from the mobile device to the control electronics, wherein the linearization data includes the multiple sensor parameter values, an associated sensor identification for each sensor parameter value, and an associated timestamp for each sensor parameter value; Using the timestamps and sensor identifications associated with the sensor parameter values ​​and the timestamps and sensor identifications associated with the sensor signal values ​​to correlate the sensor parameter values ​​with the sensor signal values ​​by the mobile device, in order to associate a sensor signal value with a sensor parameter value in order to generate multiple value pairs for multiple sensor identifications; and Using the value pairs to interpret the sensor signal from each identified sensor (26) by the control electronics, so that the value pairs are used to linearize the correlation between sensor parameters and sensor signal values ​​for each of the identified sensors (26).

Method for operating bidirectional radio communication between a radio node (100) and a gateway (200) in a radio communication network (300) comprising at least one, preferably a plurality of, preferably battery-operated, radio nodes (100) and at least one gateway (200), in which the radio communication takes place in an IMS frequency band (301) and the radio node (100) has a basic application layer setting in which a defined amount of data is transmitted in the uplink from the radio node (100) to the gateway (200), wherein, by changing the setting of the application layer in the radio node (100) during operation due to a downlink message, the amount of data subsequently transmitted in the uplink from the radio node (100) to the gateway (200) is reduced compared to operation of the radio communication network (300) with the basic application layer setting.

A remote modular data collection system and method are disclosed, which in one or more embodiments, employs a plurality of data collection pods, which are interspersed within a geographical region and in communication with a remote control station. The pods include a variety of sensors adapted for particular purposes and may be arranged to preprocess data using artificial intelligence prior to transfer to the remote station and for autonomous operation. The pods are mountable on poles and other structures. In some embodiments, the pods are modular in design and construction, allowing quick installation and replacement of optional modules to satisfy particular data collection purposes. The pods may include integrated solar panels for flexible or redundant power purposes. In some embodiments, one or more pods each house an unmanned aerial vehicle, the sensors of which are integrated into the system and which allow for comprehensive on-demand data collection throughout the entirety of the geographical area. These pods include a hangar bay with a selectively retractable opening and charging pad for launching, recovery, storage, and charging of the unmanned aerial vehicle. The system may be used for terrestrial and / or extraterrestrial purposes, and it has particular application in security, military, environmental, law enforcement, and search and rescue operations, as well as an early detection and warning system.

Systems, methods, and computer programs for edge management of geographically dispersed sensors are provided as described herein. An edge device in a network accesses observations of a plurality of geographically dispersed sensors. Further, the edge device processes the observations to determine overlapping portions of the observations. Further, the edge device optimizes the observations to form optimized observations for transmission to a cloud processing system, where the optimization is based on the determined overlapping portions of the observations.

Method for operating bidirectional radio communication between a radio node (100) and a gateway (200) in a radio communication network (300) comprising at least one, preferably a plurality of, preferably battery-operated, radio nodes (100) and at least one gateway (200), in which the radio communication takes place in an IMS frequency band (301) and the radio node (100) has a basic application layer setting in which a defined amount of data is transmitted in the uplink from the radio node (100) to the gateway (200), wherein, by changing the setting of the application layer in the radio node (100) during operation due to a downlink message, the amount of data subsequently transmitted in the uplink from the radio node (100) to the gateway (200) is reduced compared to operation of the radio communication network (300) with the basic application layer setting.

A graphene-based composition is disclosed comprising functionalized graphene powder produced by detonation, plasma synthesis, liquid phase exfoliation, mechanical exfoliation among other graphene production methods known in the art. The graphene powder includes oxygen-containing functional groups such as hydroxyl, epoxy, carbonyl, and carboxyl, with a carbon-to-oxygen atomic ratio ranging from approximately 1.0 to 99.0. The powder is dispersed in an organic solvent, non-organic solvent, aqueous medium, surfactant, or POSS-based medium at a solids concentration between about 2% w / v and 30% w / v. Methods of functionalizing the graphene powder and forming dispersions are provided, along with methods of making ink dispersions with polymer binders and printed or coated articles formed therefrom. The graphene formulations exhibit tunable surface chemistry, controlled defect structures as measured by Raman spectroscopy, and stable dispersion properties suitable for applications in printed electronics, conductive coatings, sensing platforms, and lightweight composites.

A method for conducting a bidirectional radio communication between a radio node and a gateway is performed in a radio communication network that includes at least one, preferably a plurality, of radio nodes, which are preferably operated by a battery, and at least one gateway, in which the radio communication occurs in an IMS frequency band and the radio node has a default setting of the application layer in which a defined volume of data is transmitted in the uplink from the radio node to the gateway. A change of the setting of the application layer in the radio node that occurs due to a downlink message during operation of the radio node reduces the volume of data that is subsequently transmitted in the uplink from the radio node to the gateway, compared to operation of the radio communication network that occurs with the default setting of the application layer.

System (100) for the agile, intuitive control of vehicle functions of a vehicle (110), comprising: a wearable device (120) that is configured to collect sensor data, wherein the sensor data includes motion data and optical data of a user of the wearable device (120); a computing unit (114, 124) that is set up, - to process the captured sensor data, wherein the processing of the sensor data includes determining a predefined movement and / or a predefined gesture of the user of the wearable device (120); - to determine a functional relationship between the processed sensor data and the vehicle (110), wherein determining the functional relationship includes a time limitation for capturing the predefined movement and / or gesture, wherein the functional relationship requires that the predefined gesture and / or movement must be completed within a predetermined time period; and - to determine an assignment to a predefinable vehicle function, taking into account the determined functional relationship; wherein the vehicle (110) includes a control unit (112) which is configured to control or regulate the predefinable vehicle function according to the determined assignment.

A method of resetting a communications module, the communications module configured for use with an endpoint meter, the method comprising obtaining, by a reset tool from a network module, first data associated with the communications module, providing a first reset request from the reset tool to the communications module, the first reset request being based at least in part on the first data, validating, by the communications module, the first reset request, generating, by the communications module, a reset indicator based at least in part on the first reset request, obtaining, by the reset tool from the communications module, the reset indicator, providing the reset indicator from the reset tool to the network module, authenticating, by the network module, the reset indicator, providing, by the reset tool, the authenticated reset indicator to the communications module, validating, by the communications module, the authenticated reset indicator, and resetting the communications module.